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      <title>Timeline: The Road to American Revolution by DENA WEINER</title>
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         <title>1756: French and Indian War Begins</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The French and Indian War started between Britain and France, fighting for control of North America. Native Americans fought on both sides. This war was expensive for Britain and would later lead to them taxing the colonies to pay for it.]]></description>
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         <title>1763: Proclamation of 1763</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[After winning the French and Indian War, Britain issued this proclamation that prevented colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains. This made many colonists angry because they wanted to move west into new territories.]]></description>
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         <title>1764: Sugar Act</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Britain passed the Sugar Act, which placed taxes on sugar, coffee, and other goods imported to the colonies. This was one of the first times Britain directly taxed the colonists, leading to the phrase 'No taxation without representation!']]></description>
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         <title>1765: Stamp Act</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The British Parliament passed the Stamp Act, requiring colonists to pay a tax on printed materials like newspapers and legal documents. This caused widespread protests and boycotts throughout the colonies.]]></description>
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         <title>1770: Boston Massacre</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[On March 5, British soldiers fired into a crowd of protesting colonists, killing five people. This event, which the colonists called the 'Boston Massacre,' increased tensions between Britain and the colonies and was used as propaganda for the revolutionary cause.]]></description>
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         <title>1773: Boston Tea Party</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Angry about the Tea Act, which gave the British East India Company a monopoly on tea sales, colonists dressed as Native Americans dumped 342 chests of British tea into Boston Harbor. This famous protest showed how frustrated the colonists were with British control.]]></description>
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         <title>1774: Intolerable Acts</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[In response to the Boston Tea Party, Britain passed several punitive laws that colonists called the 'Intolerable Acts.' These closed Boston Harbor and restricted Massachusetts' self-government, making many colonists realize they needed to unite against British control.]]></description>
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         <title>1774: First Continental Congress</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Representatives from 12 colonies met in Philadelphia to discuss their response to the Intolerable Acts. They decided to boycott British goods and sent a petition to King George III asking him to address their grievances.]]></description>
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         <title>1775: Battles of Lexington and Concord</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The 'shot heard round the world' marked the beginning of actual fighting between British troops and colonial militia. These battles on April 19 began the American Revolution, as Paul Revere and others warned 'The British are coming!']]></description>
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         <title>1776: Declaration of Independence</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[On July 4, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, officially declaring the colonies free from British rule. Written primarily by Thomas Jefferson, this document explained why the colonies needed to be independent and stated that 'all men are created equal.']]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-05-05 00:10:23 UTC</pubDate>
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         <pubDate>2025-05-05 00:13:56 UTC</pubDate>
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